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Tophat665 · 12-20-2004, 05:45 AM

I think I am with Manx on this one.

Understanding that opposition to abortion, for instance, is rooted in a belief that life begins at conception does not do anything for me but convince me that the people who hold that belief have something fundamentally wrong with their thought process, and, given that these people are often neo-pharisees (Which is how I tend to see religious legalists in any religion), I suspect that what is wrong with their thought process is their misunderstanding of the bible.

I guess it just galls me that people who call themselves Christians (and believe they are) seem to lend more credence to Leviticus than the gospels, and, to top that off, to still go out and play football and eat shellfish smacks of hypocracy, which is something JC was very down on indeed.

I really do appreciate the article, but understanding the other side believes it is right does not lessen my contempt. Rather the opposite.

12-20-2004, 05:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
Tophat665 Minion of the scaléd ones Location: Northeast Jesusland	I think I am with Manx on this one. Understanding that opposition to abortion, for instance, is rooted in a belief that life begins at conception does not do anything for me but convince me that the people who hold that belief have something fundamentally wrong with their thought process, and, given that these people are often neo-pharisees (Which is how I tend to see religious legalists in any religion), I suspect that what is wrong with their thought process is their misunderstanding of the bible. I guess it just galls me that people who call themselves Christians (and believe they are) seem to lend more credence to Leviticus than the gospels, and, to top that off, to still go out and play football and eat shellfish smacks of hypocracy, which is something JC was very down on indeed. I really do appreciate the article, but understanding the other side believes it is right does not lessen my contempt. Rather the opposite. __________________ Light a man a fire, and he will be warm while it burns. Set a man on fire, and he will be warm for the rest of his life.